Govt offered high-speed ferry for seabridge
The Government was offered a high-speed commercial ferry for the seabridge with capacity to transport 970 passengers and 251 cars, sources have told the T&T Guardian.Emails with details and photos...
View ArticleMaxine: You will always be my hero
President George Maxwell Richards was described as a hero by his daughter Maxine Richards, as she spoke of the life she shared with her father during an emotional eulogy.“Daddy, I miss you and I love...
View ArticlePatient wins lawsuit for wrong medication
The Tobago Regional Health Authority has been ordered to compensate a mental outpatient after she was prescribed the wrong medication.Justice Carol Gobin sitting in the Tobago High Court on Tuesday...
View ArticleDefending pan champs face judges on Monday
Reigning Panorama champions, Massy Trinidad All Stars, will be second big band to be judged as the preliminary competition continues on Monday.Over the past two days, bands in the East and Tobago were...
View Article21 explosion salute for Max
The booming sound of an explosion, the first of the 21, to salute former president Professor George Maxwell Richards, shook those gathered opposite Belgroves Funeral Home, Tacarigua yesterday.The bulk...
View ArticleLearn from Max’sfamily life—Gordon
Roman Catholic Archbishop Jason Gordon says T&T’s fourth president George Maxwell Richards’ devotion to family life and his role as a father was something we can all emulate.Gordon spoke yesterday...
View ArticleMax likened to Lara for role as President
Acting President Christine Kangaloo yesterday compared former president George Maxwell Richards to West Indies batting legend Brian Lara as someone who carried the aspirations and values of our nation...
View ArticleAG: Govt to consider appropriate honour
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday suggested Government honour former president George Maxwell Richards with the country’s highest academic award and establish a national fund in his...
View ArticleDon’t incite people to break the law
Gyrating on someone without their permission is considered an assault and inciting others to do so can be considered aiding and abetting the crime.This is the warning from the public information...
View ArticleMurder caught on video tape
The murder of a Diego Martin man on Tuesday night was captured on CCTV and shared on social media yesterday.In the 33-second video, two men were seen coming out of a white car and opening fire on a...
View ArticleRavi B not defending Chutney Soca title
Ravi B, joint 2017 Chutney Soca Monarch with Omardath Maharaj, will not be defending his title.In a statement released through Southex Ltd, organisers of the competition, Ravi B said he wants to focus...
View ArticleBio of incoming President
On February 1, 2017, Justice Paula-Mae Weekes was sworn in for a three-year term as a judge of the Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal by Governor Dr John Freeman. She is a former Justice of...
View ArticleTeen sisters found
Sisters Aleana, 15, and Alissa St Louis, 14, who were reported missing from their Oropune Gardens, Piarco last month, have been found.The teens were reported missing by their mother, Alicia Yearwood,...
View ArticleNew ferry to arrive in April
The US$17.4 million catamaran to service the inter-island seabridge is now expected to arrive on our shores from China by the middle of April.This means that the vessel which is still docked in China...
View ArticleQuestions still linger on procurement of vessel—Devant
Reacting to Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s disclosures on the purchase of a new vessel for the seabridge, former Transport Minister Devant Maharaj accused Imbert of continuing to “obfuscate the issue...
View ArticleGovt moves again on Galicia broker
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young said yesterday more legal action will be taken against the local broker of the MV Super Fast Galicia which sailed out of T&T last year.The...
View ArticleWeekes described as fair and fearless
Parliament meets today for what is described as a mere formality, to confirm Justice Paula Mae-Weekes as this country’s sixth President.There a sense of hope and anticipation of the country’s first...
View ArticleFrom Chancellor to Commander-in-Chief
“Our loss is the country’s gain.”So said Anglican Bishop Claude Berkley about the nomination of Justice Paula-Mae Weekes as the sixth President of T&T.In the local Anglican community, Weekes is...
View ArticleMidday murder on busy Duke Street
A gunman yesterday opened fire on the occupants of a car stuck in traffic along Duke Street during the lunch-time rush hour, killing a passenger and injuring another.According to police reports, Luke...
View ArticleNew President to be elected today
T&T is expected to get its first female President today when the Electoral College, comprising 42 members of the House of Representatives including the Speaker and 31 members of the Senate, meets...
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